Ohio State Fencing Heads to Illinois for the Northwestern Duals

COLUMBUS, Ohio. – Ohio State is headed to Evanston, Ill. this weekend to compete in the Northwestern Duals. The duals will take place Feb. 2-3 at Ryan Fieldhouse and Wilson Field. Fencing is set to start at 8 a.m. on both days of competition.

In the last outing before the Midwestern Duals, the Buckeyes will compete against eleven other schools including Penn, Princeton, Caltech, Lawrence, UCSD, UNC, Air Force, Incarnate Word, Duke, Temple and Stanford.

LAST TIME AT THE NORTHWESTERN DUALS

Last year at the Northwestern Duals, the Buckeyes earned a 17-1 record. The team faced seven top-ten opponents, finishing 6-1 against those ranked teams. The men’s squad went undefeated and the women went 7-1.

2019 TEAM RANKINGS

Men:

Notre Dame

Harvard

Penn State

Columbia

Princeton

Yale

Ohio State

John’s

Penn

Duke

Women:

Notre Dame

Northwestern

Columbia

Penn State

Ohio State

Princeton

Harvard

Duke

Penn

Temple

UP NEXT

Following this weekend’s event, the Buckeyes will return home to host the MFC Championships on Feb. 23-24.